It is said that time is very powerful. And, when it goes bad for someone, then everyone starts pointing fingers at him. Just like former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has accused the out-of-form Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer. Basit Ali has targeted Shreyas Iyer through his YouTube channel and said that Iyer no longer has the hunger for Test cricket. He no longer has any desire for red ball cricket. The reason behind this big statement of Basit Ali making direct allegations is Shreyas Iyer's recent performance in the Duleep Trophy.

Shreyas Iyer's poor performance in Duleep Trophy

Shreyas Iyer is the captain of India D in the Duleep Trophy.

But, his performance with the bat has not been that of a captain. In the 3 innings he has played so far, he has scored only 9, 54 and 0. That means he has only 63 runs in 3 innings. Basit Ali has launched a big attack on Shreyas Iyer regarding this.

Iyer has no hunger for Test cricket: Basit Ali accuses

Basit Ali, who himself played only 19 Tests for Pakistan, said that it seems as if Iyer no longer has the desire to play longer formats. He no longer has any hunger for red ball cricket. He now only seems hungry for boundaries.

Basit Ali apologized to the Indian cricket fans and said that if he were the selector of India, he would never have selected Iyer for the Duleep Trophy. This is because he is not respecting the game.

'Iyer should not consider himself as Virat Kohli'

Basit Ali further said that if Shreyas Iyer thinks that he has become Virat Kohli after scoring 2 centuries in the World Cup, then it is not so at all. Shreyas Iyer has already not been selected for the Test series against Bangladesh. And, now the way his performance with the bat is being seen in the Duleep Trophy, it seems that his selection in the upcoming series against New Zealand and Australia will also be difficult.

Iyer played his last Test for India in February this year.

Shreyas Iyer has a chance, will he give a befitting reply?

However, Shreyas Iyer has a chance to return to Team India and answer the allegations made by former Pakistani cricketer Basil Ali. In the second match of Duleep Trophy, India A has set a target of 488 runs for India D to win. If Iyer leads his team to victory in this match by playing a big innings and captaincy, then he can win both heads and tails. Apart from this, there will be one more match after this in Duleep Trophy, in which Iyer can knock on the door of Team India on the basis of better performance and shut Basit Ali's mouth.